Mumbai: Former media baron Peter Mukerjea has made an application in the special CBI court seeking to install a second (computer) monitor in the court to enable the lawyers to see what was being recorded by the judge as the judge speaks softly and dictation of the court is not audible to lawyers, making it impossible to ascertain the evidence recorded by the court.
Peter’s lawyer also told the court that his client is ready to bear the expenses of installing the monitor.
In his application, he said, “The copies of evidence given are the correction of evidence carried out by the prosecution. Great inconvenience is being caused to the accused and to the court. At many times the advocate is required to request the court to repeat some part of the evidence recorded.”
The application moved through advocate Shrikant Shivde further stated that additional monitors are needed in parallel line with the monitor of the court in all courts in Goa and same practice is also followed in Delhi. “The said practice is extremely healthy as the accused and prosecution gets the opportunity to see the evidence while being recorded. This practice is consistent with the principle of fairness,” read the application.
The lawyer explained to judge J.C. Jagdale that the monitor is an output device and it is not possible to alter the contents of the evidence in any manner. It only facilitates the viewing of the evidence while it is being recorded.
The recording of evidence could not take place on Friday because the accused were not brought to the court as the policemen who escort them were sent to Shirdi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security.
In the meantime Peter’s lawyer also moved an application before the court seeking some correction in Indrani’s biological son, from her first relationship, Mekhail Bora’s statement, which was examined as prosecution witness.
